These indicators show the decreasing energy intensity of Nevada industry over time. Read more about energy statistics.

Gross Product in Nevada Industry per Unit of Energy Input

Nevada industries are growing faster than energy consumption in the industrial sector. In other words, the industrial sector of the Nevada economy is becoming less energy intensive over time.

Source: Energy consumption in industry by state is available from the EIA SEDS database. Sales from industrial activity are taken from the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Energy Analysis (BEA) using categories from the U.S. Census North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).

Gross Product in Nevada Industry per Kilowatt-Hour of Electricity Input

By comparing the slope of this graph with the one above, you can deduce that electricity use in industry is growing faster than total energy use in the industrial sector. Electricity is the fastest growing fraction of the energy economy in all sectors, including industry.